look at this shit

>>106030351 (OP)
you are gay

>>106030351 (OP)
sovl

>>106030351 (OP)
prone to being ripped off or bumped into something and damaged forever

What exact benefit does this presumably non-standard module thingie that presumably interfaces to PCIe or USB provide over having it hanging of a USB3.0/Thunberbolt?

when will manufacturers go back to making laptops that are actually thick enough to have proper ports without all this retarded fuckery

>>106031559
Why would you use a wifi cable instead of real wifi?

>>106031572
because wifi cables work and you can extend them to 100m if you feed them into a drum.

>>106030351 (OP)
look at this stupid bullshit
restarting in twelve minutes and fifty eight seconds

>>106030351 (OP)
>not thick enough for ethernet
>not thick enough for any d-sub connector
So what's the point of these proprietary dongles then? If I wanted a laptop that only has built-in USB-C, USB-A, HDMI and/or DisplayPort then I could easily pick damn near any other laptop on the market.

>>106031609
But wifi just works though. Who needs this?

>>106031634
obviously so you can connect 2 wifi jacks without the CIA listening in if you feed them through a coax wifi cable, also wifi cable has less losses and you can use channels with too many devices on

>>106031672
>thinks that his will stop the NSA from knowing what you do online
lol lmao even

>>106031554
It looks clean. This laptop is targeting the apple faggot audience and not thinkpad users.

>>106031672
Would this actually work? I'd think no, or really badly.

>>106030351 (OP)
can you replace that with any kind of module?

>>106031813
It's just USB-C in a recess.

>>106031572
>>106031609
>>106031634
>>106031672
Wi-Fi antenna cables are not ethernet cables.

>>106031747
No, it does not work.

>>106031632
It's just a dumb gimmick.
One benefit is that the charge port is easily replaceable when it wears out.

>>106031819
It works but you need an attenuator and a DC block in between

>>106031554
>interfaces to PCIe or USB
>USB3.0/Thunberbolt
It uses USB 4.0, compatible with Thunderbolt.

>>106030351 (OP)
Framework laptops are a scam.
Fairphones are a scam. All the "modular" bullshit is a scam.

>>106031741
>It looks clean
it isn't even flush/the same color. wtf do you mean "clean"

>>106033531
I mean the modules actually made by the manufacturer, not the transparent plastic one in that image.

>>106031559
Reduce ports sell more tiny cables

>>106030351 (OP)
The biggest problem is that the bottom isn't flush with the bottom of the laptop.
Though I bet they could fit it all into a standard module size if they got creative with multiple PCBs and used a mechanism for the jack to pop out like found in other laptops.

>>106033554
>the modules actually made by the manufacturer
https://frame.work/at/en/products/ethernet-expansion-card

>>106031517
Oh no, a thunderbolt peripheral being ripped out of its socket! I guess I'll have to plug it back in.

>>106033141
>poors complaining about being poor

>>106031554
>>106033915
Ports must be exceedingly durable no for basically no one to get the point that the modules exist as basically sacrificial ports.
Instead of wearing out the permanently soldered port you just wear out the cheap module and can swap it easily when it wears out enough or is just broken.

>>106033886
>The clear housing lets you peek at the RTL8156 controller that powers it.
kek

>>106030351 (OP)
Who cares? Your laptop doesn’t have an Ethernet jack and you use Wi-Fi anyway.

>>106034128
mine does
t. thinkpad chad

>>106034128
>his laptop doesn't have an Ethernet jack
>laughs in japanese

>>106031634
People in an apartment

When the fuck are they getting TB5, only thing holding me back from buying

I have never "worn out" a laptop port in my life. What kind of gorilla is abusing their ports this much?

>>106035633
It's more about not letting a minor thing ruin the functionality of an expensive device.
A port breaking for whatever reason shouldn't mean micro soldering or a full mobo replacement just to fix

Personally I can't say I've broken a port but I have zero clue of the limits. I baby the fuck out out of every single port on my devices and I really hate how twiddly USB-C is with these really stiff USB 3.2/ Thunderbolt cables.

Having ports be sacrificial would save me from this rigmarole of making sure there is no up and down or side to side strain on the port because It's not trivial to replace

>>106030351 (OP)
>>106033886
>Cheap plastic trash
>Jewing out on USB ports when you're already using a module for that, too
I can't even imagine how retarded you have to be to fall for this literal scam

Look at this crap https://frame.work/products/usb-c-expansion-card
I'd kill myself if I had to shill this trash on 4chan

For the life of me I still don't understand the point of this company or why anyone buys their stuff

>>106036207
Upgradeable laptop. Buy it once for the rest of your life, keep features that you like, replace those that you don't like.

>>106034517
This is the proper solution to the thinning laptop problem, for Ethernet ports. I remember ages ago I had a pcmcia modem card for an ancient laptop that had a slide-out where the cable plugged in vertically - also acceptable.

>>106036265
>https://frame.work/products/usb-c-expansion-card
>rest of your life

you really think some fucking kickstarter startup is going to last longer than lenovo or apple?

it is what it is

It's insane that Framework doesn't have a laptop that can do thunderbolt 5 or run on intel chips.

Normies don't care because if you use a cable you're at a desk, which means you're using a dock and the ethernet is connected to that.

test

>>106030351 (OP)
I don't see the use case but I like it. Ship it.

>>106031513
true, nikka

>>106035960
It's linus tech tips tier retardation. No wonder he invested in this shit company.

Why doesn't someone just invent a mini ethernet connector that can fit entirely in the frame of a modern thin laptop? It's just the plastic that has to be molded to a different shape, the metal contacts wouldn't have to be changed at all.

making the framework too small for an ethernet port shows that it never had real enthusiasts in mind. all they had to do was design the chassis from the largest port (ethernet) but it's trying to fool normies into being a macbook. it's style over substance

>>106038844
>Mini HDMI 2: Ethernet edition
Never going to work

Designed in Mumbai, made in Shenzen.

>>106030351 (OP)
i have this
what's wrong with it

>>106040386
Mumbai? You mean Vancouver

>>106040393
Bet you think you're so cool having the ports you want. You're not!

>>106040414
i just swapped it out for hdmi since i'll be traveling and probably won't have ethernet

>>106040445
my computer has ethernet and hdmi. since we're sharing port configs thought I'd throw my hat in the ring.

>>106040475
rad
mine has 2x usb c, 1x usb a, and 1x hdmi right now

>>106040626
What's the use case for a second USB-C slot? Dockstation?
Genuine question here